You Can Make a Difference
You Can Make a Difference
The Ontario Liberal Party will be voting on a new leader online from Nov. 9 - Nov. 20, 2026.
We need a new leader who will support working across parties to bring in proportional representation.
Attend OLP events to advocate in your riding and others nearby.
The following lists what the leadership candidates say in writing (or not) aligned with our policy priorities:
"PUT RENEWAL AND REPRESENTATION ON THE TABLE. In Opposition, we will appoint a critic for Democratic Institutions, who will introduce a motion in the Legislature seeking all-party cooperation to explore MPP term limits and Proportional Representation."
MONEY SHOULDN’T EQUAL POWER. Reverse Ford’s political donation limit increases, which have stacked the deck in favour of a deep-pocketed donor class, and reform our own efforts in raising funds from the grassroots, under the leadership of permanent, in-house fundraising professionals."
Lee Fairclough:
"Strengthening Democratic Institutions - Ontarians are not getting the meaningful representation they deserve. The Ford government routinely tramples rights and funnels public money to insiders and friends. Our electoral system and political financing regime require serious examination and reform. To accomplish reforms will require citizen buy-in and cooperation among political parties. As Leader, Lee will assign a caucus member as Advocate for Democratic Reforms to advance that work."
Eric Lombardi: On September 30, 2026, Eric announced he has withdrawn from the leadership race and endorses Lee Fairclough. During his campaign, Eric's written policy included: "Form a binding citizens' assembly to select a new electoral system. Pass legislation to create the assembly and implement its chosen system by the next election, guided by two simple principles: every vote must count, and local representation must be retained."
"Ready to Strengthen Democratic Representation: Our democratic institutions should reflect the voices of the people they represent. That means respecting local democracy, ensuring elected representatives are accountable to their communities and examining how Ontario's electoral system can better reflect the choices of voters.
I acknowledge the shortcomings of Ontario's first-past-the-post electoral system and convene an Ontario Liberal policy conference to examine proportional representation and other electoral reforms, with meaningful input from party members."
Navdeep does not support electoral reform
at this time.
Dylan, Lee and Stephanie agree that First Past the Post is a problem that needs to be dealt with.
Dylan and Stephanie both use the words "proportional representation".
Dylan and Lee both include the need for multi-party cooperation.
Dylan and Lee and maybe Stephanie are thinking about electoral finance reforms.
They each have a different specific route to make progress before the next election (a motion, an advocate, a policy conference).
The NDP and the Green Party already have a policy for proportional representation on their books. The Liberals do not - yet.
This resolution for multi-party cooperation to implement proportional representation will be brought to the AGM in May.
We need to build understanding and support within the party now so that we are ready for the AGM and so the resolution can encourage the leadership candidates to include PR in their platforms.
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and pass it on to other OLP members.
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